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CONTRACTS AWARDED

ABB To Supply Propulsion

For Cruise Newbuilds At

Meyer Werft

ABB Marine, a supplier of diesel- electric propulsion systems for the shipping and offshore industry, will supply propulsion systems for two cruise newbuilds contracted to

Meyer Werft by Star Cruise of

Malaysia. These two ships will the first diesel-electric vessels in Star's fleet.

ABB will supply propulsion dri- ves of 2 x 20 MW including cyclo- converters and propulsion motors to drive two fixed pitch propellers, for Superstar Leo and Superstar

Virgo. The delivery will include a 56-MW electric powerplant con- sisting of four medium voltage diesel alternators, three thruster motors, four compressor motors, medium voltage switchboards and deck substations, for a voltage level of 6.6 kV. The systems also feature ABB Advant OCS con- trollers for the propulsion system, ensuring safety and redundancy during operation.

For more information on ABB Marine

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AmClyde Announces

Deepwater Cooperation

AmClyde Engineered Products,

Inc., SEA Engineering Associates,

Inc. and MODEC, Inc. have formed a business agreement to collective- ly promote the patented MOSES (Minimum Offshore Surface

Equipment Structure) deepwater mini-TLP (tension leg platform).

MOSES is a state-of-the-art off- shore oil production system which reportedly enables marginal or unproven deepwater fields to be produced cost-effectively by using one or more TLPs.

AmClyde designs and builds large specialty equipment for lift- ing, pulling and mooring loads off- shore and in shipyards.

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Senermar Signs FORAN

Agreement With Chilean

Yard Interest

Senermar, a Spanish naval archi- tecture firm, has signed a new license agreement for FORAN 30 — its CAD/CAM/CAE system for ship design and production. The new FORAN license agreement with Chilean yard interest

Astilleros y Maestranzas de la

Armada (ASMAR) includes subsys- tems such as Basic Design, Hull

Structures, Outfitting and

Electrical Systems and Build

Strategy. ASMAR operates three yards — at Talcahuano, Valparaiso and Punta Arenas — building and repairing naval and merchant ves- sels, fishing vessels and offshore structures. In the past,

Talcahuano built a 10,000-ton lift- ing capacity floating dock, orginal- ly designed by Senermar.

Web: http://www.kvaerner.no/business/kmml

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Stidd Systems Introduces

SubBoat

At the recent Naval Warfare

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Kvaerner Masa Marine Inc.

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US, Canadian and European ship design and construction •

Specialized projects for a diversified clientele •

Ship economics and optimization

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Expanding operation since 1983

North European

Technology

As a member of the Kvaerner Shipbuilding

Group, Europe's largest shipbuilder, KMM can offer technology based on:

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